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somehow washington never gets the message. and here we are 30 years later on the brink of another crisis on new year's eve still addicted to spending money. now, we are over $16 trillion in debt. president reagan's words and principles remain true today, and they were true when he said them. the problem is spending money. mr. speaker, the american people know this. why doesn't the federal government and congress understand it? why? because washington is obsessed with spending someone else's money. it's the arrogance of power that congress spends the people's money without regard to how this obsession affects those very people. when american families are in debt, they sacrifice, they cut spending, whether that means taking one less family vacation or fewer presents under the christmas tree. homes across the fruited plain are feeling the pain of the economic squeeze in their wall etc. and they adjust accordingly. -- wallets and they adjust accordingly. that's what happens when times are tough. families don't have a limited credi
somehow washington never gets the message. and here we are 30 years later on the brink of another crisis on new year's eve still addicted to spending money. now, we are over $16 trillion in debt. president reagan's words and principles remain true today, and they were true when he said them. the problem is spending money. mr. speaker, the american people know this. why doesn't the federal government and congress understand it? why? because washington is obsessed with spending someone else's...
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host: next up is don on the washington redskins. -- "washington journal." caller: i've been on social security for several years now. it's my understanding that the amount of money that you pay in through the payroll tax affects the amount of social security that you receive and it looks to me like people are under the illusion that this 2% is a good deal but at the same time, why they're going to be shortening themselves when they retire. is that right? guest: so that's a good question. it actually isn't really right. so the payroll tax is basically being used as a vehicle to deliver the tax cuts to workers. the way the federal budget accounting works is that the money that is not going into the social security system via the reduced payroll tax, is being reimbursed from general revenue so the reduced -- the reduced payroll tax from the last few years will not affect benefits that you accrue for the future. host: mark of the american enterprise institute writes under the headline "make the middle class pay more." he says -- host: your thoughts about what m
host: next up is don on the washington redskins. -- "washington journal." caller: i've been on social security for several years now. it's my understanding that the amount of money that you pay in through the payroll tax affects the amount of social security that you receive and it looks to me like people are under the illusion that this 2% is a good deal but at the same time, why they're going to be shortening themselves when they retire. is that right? guest: so that's a good...
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it is a sign of how the nra works in washington. the of the very effective job of steering that agency by threatening its budget -- scaring that gency by threatening its budget, and by trying to keep them from having a permanent director. it is been six years. neither president bush for president obama has been able to get a permanent director. agency's stripped of the to not have leadership. host: we have been talking to matt bennett of third way. coming up a 10:00 a.m., the senate will be in session. they do not have the fiscal cliff on their agenda, but leader harry reid is expected to make a morning speech or morning statement about issues regarding the fiscal cliff. you can go to c-span2 can watch that. they're coming in at 10:00 a.m. this morning. the house is coming in at 2:00 p.m.. did not have an agenda. coming in to be here and just in case, et cetera. they will be coming in and probably be in session for a short time and then go out. you could keep updated on our web site at c-span.org. another four day weekend on "booktv
it is a sign of how the nra works in washington. the of the very effective job of steering that agency by threatening its budget -- scaring that gency by threatening its budget, and by trying to keep them from having a permanent director. it is been six years. neither president bush for president obama has been able to get a permanent director. agency's stripped of the to not have leadership. host: we have been talking to matt bennett of third way. coming up a 10:00 a.m., the senate will be in...
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washington journal continues. host: joining us on indianapolis is doug wissing, author of "funding and the enemy." we are talking about afghanistan and the end game. first, the title of your book that you wrote this year, how u.s. taxpayers bankrolled the taliban, remind us of what you were right thing? -- were writing. guest: i am sorry. i'm getting feedback in my earphone. if you could come off my audio, thank you. when i was imbedded with u.s. soldiers in afghanistan, i began to realize that the soldiers were trying to explain to me that there was a toxics system that was connecting distracted american officials, -- i'm sorry, i'm back to getting this in my ear phone. host: we will see if they can fix it. if you can try to continue, we will try to fix it. guest: there was a toxic network, hearing myself twice simply does not work. there was a toxic network that was connecting distracted american officials, u.s. corporations, military- industrial and development and industrial complex corporations, corrupt afgha
washington journal continues. host: joining us on indianapolis is doug wissing, author of "funding and the enemy." we are talking about afghanistan and the end game. first, the title of your book that you wrote this year, how u.s. taxpayers bankrolled the taliban, remind us of what you were right thing? -- were writing. guest: i am sorry. i'm getting feedback in my earphone. if you could come off my audio, thank you. when i was imbedded with u.s. soldiers in afghanistan, i began to...
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after thestory passing of senator daniel in a the washington times." host: the code of hawaii -- the governor of hawaii possibly been the replacement for daniel inouye, reported by cbs news. picking up on the remaining time and before the next senate, comes in. president obama spoke on friday and talked about the senator's service and he might not have considered a career in public service had not been for the senator. [video clip] >> he was a proud democrat and a proud american. were it not for those insights planted in my head at the age of 11 in between is the land and a trip to yellowstone -- between disneyland -- i'm not have considered a career in public service and might not be standing here today. i think it's fair to say that daniel inouye was perhaps my earliest political inspiration. ost: senator daniel in a ouye passed away earlier this year. we're looking at your political hero of 2012. mitch is from tennessee on the democrat's line. caller: i just want to say that my political hero had to be bernie sanders. he started talking about not pa
after thestory passing of senator daniel in a the washington times." host: the code of hawaii -- the governor of hawaii possibly been the replacement for daniel inouye, reported by cbs news. picking up on the remaining time and before the next senate, comes in. president obama spoke on friday and talked about the senator's service and he might not have considered a career in public service had not been for the senator. [video clip] >> he was a proud democrat and a proud american....
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washington post." raymond in little rock, arkansas is on our line for democrats. you're on the wash journal. caller: good morning. i'm all for the armed guards at the schools. i mean, if you -- i heard someone come on earlier and talk about the mind of the people. you never know when a person going to snap, so there's nothing we can do about a person snapping and there's nothing we can do in america now about the gun control, because there are a billion guns on our streets, but if they have an armed guard at the entrance to our schools, they that would slow down a killer. we can't arm teachers because then we're teaching our children the wrong message. but if we put armed guards at the opening of our schools, they that would slow things down. host: dean, go ahead. caller: there's a few of the call hears the have expressed a little bit of my real, real concern. i'm a former educator for years. and i sat at a desk and listened to parents that would actually sit down and cry that they just didn't know wha
washington post." raymond in little rock, arkansas is on our line for democrats. you're on the wash journal. caller: good morning. i'm all for the armed guards at the schools. i mean, if you -- i heard someone come on earlier and talk about the mind of the people. you never know when a person going to snap, so there's nothing we can do about a person snapping and there's nothing we can do in america now about the gun control, because there are a billion guns on our streets, but if they...
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here is the washington -- the "washington post. they're getting closer to some sort of deal. let's begin with the overall march of this. they're looking at more spending cuts, one being social security or more benefits. in general, what you think this means for states? guest: as this is a balding, -- is an evolving, these proposals do not have a lot of effect on the states. the big programs for spending our social security, medicare and medicaid. what we are hearing is that medicaid is off the table and that is the only one of the three that has a direct impact on the states with the federal share program. and the other things we are hearing are on the revenue side. and again, the direct impact on states is very minimal. host: what if sequestration were to happen? what is the biggest concern for states? if they can reach a deal, was the biggest concern? guest: the biggest concern is that states have not been able to plan for what is going to happen because they do not know. everyone says sequestration will not happen. now we are two weeks away and states have had to figure of
here is the washington -- the "washington post. they're getting closer to some sort of deal. let's begin with the overall march of this. they're looking at more spending cuts, one being social security or more benefits. in general, what you think this means for states? guest: as this is a balding, -- is an evolving, these proposals do not have a lot of effect on the states. the big programs for spending our social security, medicare and medicaid. what we are hearing is that medicaid is off...
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are multinational, whether in washington d.c. -- like washington, d.c. and we need to know how to respond to terrorism. host: in this figure, we see some of the biggest states in red. california and new york, and then the color scheme goes down from their depending on how much money they've gotten parents why california -- they've gotten. why california and new york? is it because they are such big urban areas? guest: it is a combination of daud and also because of the world trade center bombing. it is a major terrorist target. in california, you have a large population centers. you also have one of the largest and most important ports in the long beach area. there is another program specifically designed to enhance port security. host: $98,000 was spent on an underwater robot in columbus, ohio. is it harder for urban areas outside of metropolitan areas to justify the grants and find ways to use them? are there hurdles in getting money or not? guest: generally speaking, it tends to go to the larger jurisdictions, because as you would imagine, those are t
are multinational, whether in washington d.c. -- like washington, d.c. and we need to know how to respond to terrorism. host: in this figure, we see some of the biggest states in red. california and new york, and then the color scheme goes down from their depending on how much money they've gotten parents why california -- they've gotten. why california and new york? is it because they are such big urban areas? guest: it is a combination of daud and also because of the world trade center...
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host: flags all around washington, d.c. are at half staff this morning like the one you are feeling on the capital. good morning and welcome to "washington journal." for the first hour we will be talking about the aftermath of the shooting of in newtown, conn that happened yesterday. we will talk about the actions of the teachers. we will get into discussion about gun-control. that always seems to come up after situations like this. we would like for you to get involved in the conversation. the numbers are on the screen. we want to hear from teachers and people who work in the classrooms, principals and vice principals, people connected with education to find your thoughts on what happened yesterday. the actions of the teachers. how safe are in america's schools and america's schoolchildren. this is how the story is being played this morning on the front page of the "new york daily news." this is the way it is being reported this morning in "the wall street journal." the president talked about the shootings at the elementar
host: flags all around washington, d.c. are at half staff this morning like the one you are feeling on the capital. good morning and welcome to "washington journal." for the first hour we will be talking about the aftermath of the shooting of in newtown, conn that happened yesterday. we will talk about the actions of the teachers. we will get into discussion about gun-control. that always seems to come up after situations like this. we would like for you to get involved in the...
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this is the washington post -- in a side arbucarticle -- that the washington post report on the fiscal cliff this morning. here's an article from "washington times" -- now this is from "politico." a situation that was in the paper couple weeks ago. looks li finally, before we go to phone calls, this article from the daily caller -- again, that is reported in the daily caller. we begin with a call from diane in julian, california, on our democratic line. caller: good morning, peter. my prediction came true, reelecting a president. women against violence acts, being held up by the house. john boehner and the republican house majority leader eric cantor. i tweeted last night quiet late saying the republicans are going to gang up on john boehner. there is an article in the new york times showing they feel he is dragging his feet and waiting until january 3. i also understand that the chairman of the government oversight and reform committee darrell issa, which is from our district here, is holding up the vote on the women against violence act also, which involves the illegals, native ameri
this is the washington post -- in a side arbucarticle -- that the washington post report on the fiscal cliff this morning. here's an article from "washington times" -- now this is from "politico." a situation that was in the paper couple weeks ago. looks li finally, before we go to phone calls, this article from the daily caller -- again, that is reported in the daily caller. we begin with a call from diane in julian, california, on our democratic line. caller: good morning,...
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washington journal continues. host: our series on the fiscal cliff continues this morning with a dive into social security. here to talk about the program and how it is involved in the discussions, the negotiations over america's financial future, is stephen ohlemacher, joining us from the associated press, where he is a reporter. hohow much social security to people get? guest: >> 66 million people. the average benefit is a little over $12,000 -- a little over $1,200 a month. maybe $13,000 a year or so. host: we are talking about retirees and the disabled. guest: a fairly wide group of people receive social security benefits. retired workers, spouses, children, disabled workers, widows, woodward's. -- widowers. a big safety net of people. host: retirees receive about $1,200 a month on average. the benefits for the disabled, $1,100 a month on average. how does social security get financed? guest: it has been a self-funded program since its inception. it is funded by payroll taxes. there's a 12.4% tax on wages up t
washington journal continues. host: our series on the fiscal cliff continues this morning with a dive into social security. here to talk about the program and how it is involved in the discussions, the negotiations over america's financial future, is stephen ohlemacher, joining us from the associated press, where he is a reporter. hohow much social security to people get? guest: >> 66 million people. the average benefit is a little over $12,000 -- a little over $1,200 a month. maybe...
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this from "the washington times." so far in fiscal year 2013, the government notching up a $172 billion deficit in november a lawn. jams is joining us from orlando, florida on the democrats' line. caller: i think the number one priority is the people, and i think he will do a good job. people should give him more credit and let him do what he is doing. it will take time. i think he has a lot on his hands to deal with now. host: if you get through, turn the volume down on the tv set. this is from "to the new york times." our question -- what should be the president's number one agenda. next up is christine from new york city on the independent line. caller: good morning. i believe the president will not be able to accomplish his agenda without doing something that i believe is supported by the majority of the american people, that is the critical need for campaign finance reform to restore us to democracy that the people are represented at intergovernment instead of special interests. if we got campaign finance reform
this from "the washington times." so far in fiscal year 2013, the government notching up a $172 billion deficit in november a lawn. jams is joining us from orlando, florida on the democrats' line. caller: i think the number one priority is the people, and i think he will do a good job. people should give him more credit and let him do what he is doing. it will take time. i think he has a lot on his hands to deal with now. host: if you get through, turn the volume down on the tv set....
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this from "the washington times." that is "the washington times." at the same times, an editorial on jim demint with a different take. two very different takes on the resignation of jim demint this morning. i also want to point out to you the front page of the "star advertiser." today is december 7, the anniversary of the attacks on pearl harbor. here is the front page showing the front page from december 7, 1941. the untold story, reporter's eye witness sovereigns 71 years after the attack. president obama issued a proclamation for pearl harbor remembrance day. he notes on december 7, 1941, our nation suffered one of the most devastating attacks to ever be fall the american people. that is the presidential proclamation that was released yesterday on the anniversary of pearl harbor. we are still talking about compromise, and we are sticking to principles on the fiscal cliff issue. nancy is next from austin, texas on the independent line. caller: i want to start off by saying, i think our biggest threat to our liberty is not in the middle east. it is
this from "the washington times." that is "the washington times." at the same times, an editorial on jim demint with a different take. two very different takes on the resignation of jim demint this morning. i also want to point out to you the front page of the "star advertiser." today is december 7, the anniversary of the attacks on pearl harbor. here is the front page showing the front page from december 7, 1941. the untold story, reporter's eye witness sovereigns...
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"washington journal" is next. ♪ host: we will spend about two hours this morning on the "washington journal" talking about the fiscal cliff. we want to start off hearing from you on a different topic. what do you think about hillary clinton's future and her running for president in 2016? that is our question this morning on the "washington journal." you can start dialing in now, or you can contact us via social media. you can make a comment on our facebook page. you can also send us an e-mail. from "the hill" newspaper yesterday -- a new poll by abc news and "the washington post." 57% say they support a presidential bid from every clinton in 2016. -- from hillary clinton in 2016. 68% approved of her work as secretary of state. 66% hold a favorable view of clinton after her department has faced criticism over the handling of benghazi and libya. clinton also has heavy support in new york were 54% of registered voters say they would support a presidential bid by her in 2016. that is an "the hill" newspaper. we have lots of facebook comments already on this question. we want to share a couple o
"washington journal" is next. ♪ host: we will spend about two hours this morning on the "washington journal" talking about the fiscal cliff. we want to start off hearing from you on a different topic. what do you think about hillary clinton's future and her running for president in 2016? that is our question this morning on the "washington journal." you can start dialing in now, or you can contact us via social media. you can make a comment on our facebook page....
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you are on the "washington journal." caller: i want to know if there are any ethical things you would have to sign. when i joined the government, i had to sign some papers that said i did not belong to certain organizations. i did not know if there any ethical issues that might come up if one of the congressman decided he wanted to join the communist party and signed a pledge to overthrow the government of the united states. i think it is illegal to do that. i do not know where you draw the line ethically as to whether you could sign a pledge to somebody outside. that is almost like signing a treaty. you have to go through the congress. if house to be signed by the president. i want to know how deep the essex get. guest: they have to sign and take an oath when they become members. the ethics regime is probably the most severe and regimented of almost any profession. their entire personal wealth and assets are a matter of public record. they have to find -- file annual financial disclosure forms. their children's and spou
you are on the "washington journal." caller: i want to know if there are any ethical things you would have to sign. when i joined the government, i had to sign some papers that said i did not belong to certain organizations. i did not know if there any ethical issues that might come up if one of the congressman decided he wanted to join the communist party and signed a pledge to overthrow the government of the united states. i think it is illegal to do that. i do not know where you...
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while in washington, mr. romney also reportedly will visit with his former running mate paul ryan of wisconsin who is heavily golved in the g.o.p.'s negotiations with the obama administration to solve the government's fiscal cliff. since the election, mr. rom knit has secluded himself from the media at his southern california home making no public appearances but has bad photographed killing his car at a local gas station and taking a day trip with his grandchildren to nearby disneyland. linden in bristol, virginia on our democrats line. the g.o.p. says to address the spending problem, what do you think? caller: i kind of agree more with the president that it should be a balanced approach. yes, we probably do have a spending problem. i agree. but i definitely believe that there is a problem with our revenue and you know, to go back for guys who make billions or millions of dollars every year and just interest alone, who -- a secretary to work every day does that 40 hour a week. so i think it's a balanced appr
while in washington, mr. romney also reportedly will visit with his former running mate paul ryan of wisconsin who is heavily golved in the g.o.p.'s negotiations with the obama administration to solve the government's fiscal cliff. since the election, mr. rom knit has secluded himself from the media at his southern california home making no public appearances but has bad photographed killing his car at a local gas station and taking a day trip with his grandchildren to nearby disneyland. linden...
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"washington journal" is next. host: good morning and welcome to the washington journal. makers are in washington for the remaining weeks of the lame-duck session. the president is taking his ideas on the road to meet with the public. the white house says toy manufacturer is would be hard hit. republicans are planning meetings with small business owners across the country to force the president to back down on raising taxes on the wealthy. former florida governor jeb bush is gathering policy experts and dedication leader's fourth annual education summit. we covered yesterday's events pick. that's where we begin. mr. bush says the unions are barriers to better schools. how would you fix your school system? we want to get your take on it. also, send us a tweet, post your comments on facebook, or send us an e-mail. we begin with the "washington times headline" -- we want to show you what the former florida governor had to say at yesterday's event. [video clip] >> we need to have a teacher evaluation system that is based on teachers being professionals and not part of some co
"washington journal" is next. host: good morning and welcome to the washington journal. makers are in washington for the remaining weeks of the lame-duck session. the president is taking his ideas on the road to meet with the public. the white house says toy manufacturer is would be hard hit. republicans are planning meetings with small business owners across the country to force the president to back down on raising taxes on the wealthy. former florida governor jeb bush is gathering...
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. ♪ >> "washington journal" continues. host: with 35 days to strike a deal, the two sides have yet to set up a face to face discussion this week. instead both sides plan to meet in separate meetings. liberal groups like unions are planning protests on capitol hill. prominent democrats are advocating a cliff diving. we want to get your take. should we go over the fiscal cliff? the democrats, 202-585-3880. republicans, 202-585-3881. independents and all others, 2.202-585-388 yesterday at the daily news conference of the white house, jay carney the spokesman there was asked about liberals who are advocating going off the so- called fiscal cliff. here is what he had to say. [video clip] >> he spoke with john boehner. by the weekend and he will meet with them at the appropriate time as well as nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell. so the process that he began is continuing. recanting you to be optimistic that a balanced approach is achievable. we know what the solutions are. it was senator who said that in an op-ed, one benefit of
. ♪ >> "washington journal" continues. host: with 35 days to strike a deal, the two sides have yet to set up a face to face discussion this week. instead both sides plan to meet in separate meetings. liberal groups like unions are planning protests on capitol hill. prominent democrats are advocating a cliff diving. we want to get your take. should we go over the fiscal cliff? the democrats, 202-585-3880. republicans, 202-585-3881. independents and all others, 2.202-585-388...
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host: senator mike lee as a commentary in the washington times -- that is from the "washington times. mike lee is also a member of the joint economic committee. tony is our next caller in las vegas, nevada. caller: hi. on the fiscal cliff, this has been the unspoken agenda of the democratic party for a long time. they want the fiscal cliff. it does essentially what they wanted to do, which is to raise taxes and impose a bunch of reductions in military spending. we all know that raising taxes on the rich will not raise enough money to substitute for a dollar rates on middle-class. -- raise. no tax on the super rich would ever recover enough money to even begin averting the financial clip. no reduction in foreign aid -- it is just less than 1% of the federal budget -- can address the fiscal cliff. we need to begin talking exactly the opposite of the way the federal government has worked so far. simply by starting with a budget on what we expect the income-tax to be instead of starting with what we would like to spend. that is backwards. you have to start with what you expect your income
host: senator mike lee as a commentary in the washington times -- that is from the "washington times. mike lee is also a member of the joint economic committee. tony is our next caller in las vegas, nevada. caller: hi. on the fiscal cliff, this has been the unspoken agenda of the democratic party for a long time. they want the fiscal cliff. it does essentially what they wanted to do, which is to raise taxes and impose a bunch of reductions in military spending. we all know that raising...
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"washington journal" is next. host: good morning. welcome to "washington journal." congress returns to washington with the clock counting down on time left to tackle the tough fiscal cliff and make decisions about taxes, spending, and budget cuts. states are looking at how they can be affected. a question for you this morning, whether states should have a say in budget talks. here are the numbers to call. if you can also find us online. here is the headline in "the new york times." the pew center has a new study out called "the impact on the fiscal cliff on states." here is what it says. we would do more into these and how they will specifically affect states on an individual basis. there is a question on whether the fiscal cliff would hurt. it says -- our question for you this morning is whether the states should have a stake of in negotiations. looking more in the story "the new york times." it says -- some of the benefits states could receive, nobody is retained that president obama and republicans in congress will fail to reach an accord because they feel -- the
"washington journal" is next. host: good morning. welcome to "washington journal." congress returns to washington with the clock counting down on time left to tackle the tough fiscal cliff and make decisions about taxes, spending, and budget cuts. states are looking at how they can be affected. a question for you this morning, whether states should have a say in budget talks. here are the numbers to call. if you can also find us online. here is the headline in "the new...
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"washington journal" is next. host: federal officials including lawmakers on capitol hill are looking at how to slash wait times and possibly boost early voting. that will be hours subject for the first section of this edition of "the washington journal." for the first 45 minutes we will be talking to you about remedies to speed up the voting process. the numbers are on the screen. you can reach out to us by social media. @cspanwj. the conversation constantly going on on facebook -- facebook.com/cspan. we begin this morning with a look at the lead story in "the baltimore sun." pushed to speed of voting processes is the headline. he writes -- we want to find out from you, our viewers and listeners, your thoughts and remedies on speeding up the voting process. more from the article in "the baltimore sun." the article goes on to talk about a bill being proposed by virginia by senator mark warner. it says -- we would like to show you a little bit more about what the president had to say regarding voting lines and poll
"washington journal" is next. host: federal officials including lawmakers on capitol hill are looking at how to slash wait times and possibly boost early voting. that will be hours subject for the first section of this edition of "the washington journal." for the first 45 minutes we will be talking to you about remedies to speed up the voting process. the numbers are on the screen. you can reach out to us by social media. @cspanwj. the conversation constantly going on on...
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on the federal level, the "washington times" reporting on the gerrymandering and gridlock in washington. we are focusing this morning on the state level and one-party rule. those are the stories in the new york times and in the washington times. here's an e-mail -- george and virginia, democratic caller. what do you think? caller: i think that what's going on in washington, it's really nonsense, because if you are a democrat or republican that is elected to office, you are sent there to do what is best for the people, democrats or republicans. not just for one party or the other. the two-party system is very good. these days they want to protect the party and do there will overdoing the will of the people. it seems once they get in office, they don't care about the public anymore until it comes election time. when it comes to election time, they are blaming one or the other. host: if you are ready to start thinking about the next campaign election cycle, there are some stories in the newspaper this morning. front page of the new york times, jeb bush. bill clinton has visited there as we
on the federal level, the "washington times" reporting on the gerrymandering and gridlock in washington. we are focusing this morning on the state level and one-party rule. those are the stories in the new york times and in the washington times. here's an e-mail -- george and virginia, democratic caller. what do you think? caller: i think that what's going on in washington, it's really nonsense, because if you are a democrat or republican that is elected to office, you are sent there...
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here is "the washington times." that is a report in "the washington times." this is also from "the washington times" and we will talk about this issue later in a program. the mayor will leave off of food stamps for a week -- live off food stams for a week. for a week. steve is in arizona on our republican line. steve, good morning. you are on the "washington journal." what is your optimism level? caller: i am pretty optimistic. i hope both sides do something about the fiscal cliff. i hope they can find a place to meet in the middle. i think that should be our biggest worry. we have been talking about the national debt for years now. i sure hope they do something. what is your optimism on that? host: more important to hear what you think. what do you do? caller: i am the karaoke king. host: do you saying it or do you have a service? caller: i am a disc jockey, sing, and do impersonations. i provide karaoke for people's birthdays, weddings. check out my web sites. you can sing for free on that web site. host: karaokeking.com. what is the most popular song that
here is "the washington times." that is a report in "the washington times." this is also from "the washington times" and we will talk about this issue later in a program. the mayor will leave off of food stamps for a week -- live off food stams for a week. for a week. steve is in arizona on our republican line. steve, good morning. you are on the "washington journal." what is your optimism level? caller: i am pretty optimistic. i hope both sides do...
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headlines from "washington post". the gaza clash widens with photographs of what many are calling the iron dome as israeli forces trying to stop the missiles. they wide ten gaza assault hitting government targets and "wall street journal". levinson writing new arab leaders are involved in negotiations. thanks for being with us. guest: pleasure. host: first give us an assessment of what you're seeing and feeling in side israel? host: there's relay hot of shock to seetharaman the sirens going off in tel aviv and jerusalem. first time it's happened since 1991. and jerusalem since a long time. that's been certainly and the area around gaza is basically frozen. like they were frozen at the time. you know, there's also been a lot of, you know you can't forget the impact of the iron dome and the years it's had on the conflict. it shot down over 80% of the rockets targeted towards urban areas of israel. there's 300 rockets that haven't hit inability up areas and you can think what a different course if they had hit in the urb
headlines from "washington post". the gaza clash widens with photographs of what many are calling the iron dome as israeli forces trying to stop the missiles. they wide ten gaza assault hitting government targets and "wall street journal". levinson writing new arab leaders are involved in negotiations. thanks for being with us. guest: pleasure. host: first give us an assessment of what you're seeing and feeling in side israel? host: there's relay hot of shock to seetharaman...
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here is "the washington post." most of the as asking for that confirmation to be x -- host: he is asking for the confirmation to be expedited. "the pentagon was still reviewing the e-mail and declined to comment on the relationship." host: also next to that story is a story from "the boston globe." "kerry considered as possible defense chief." "the president is considering asking john kerry to join the national security team." host: so, that is the latest on that. also this morning, "nancy pelosi considers leaving post as house democratic leader." "the decision could come as early as tomorrow, wednesday." washington journal will be live from capitol hill tomorrow with several lawmakers from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. to keep you updated on what is happening this week in washington. the looming fiscal cliff, that is what we are talking about with all of you today. how do we avoid it, should entitlement spending be part of the package? james, go head. caller: i had to retire because of back problems or whenever, but
here is "the washington post." most of the as asking for that confirmation to be x -- host: he is asking for the confirmation to be expedited. "the pentagon was still reviewing the e-mail and declined to comment on the relationship." host: also next to that story is a story from "the boston globe." "kerry considered as possible defense chief." "the president is considering asking john kerry to join the national security team." host: so, that is...
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host: here is the washington post. republican party broadens its hold on the governors in the 30 states. beginning with the delaware. jeff craig running their loses to the democrats there, the current governor jack marc rail, 69% to 29%. moving on to indiana, where the republican congressman wins 50% to 46%. and in misery, the missouri voters last night split their votes. for claire mccaskill, voting her back to washington, sending jay nixon back to springfield, but as many of you know, the state of missouri went to mitt romney. in montana, this state has not called its governor's race yet. it is one. separating the two candidates there. steve bullock 49%. rick hill, 48%. and in new hampshire, maggie wins. in north carolina, the republicans get that seat. and in a north dakota, the republicans also win there. moving on to the state of utah, the republicans win in that state, 68% for governor gary herbert to 28% for peter cooke. in the state of the amount, the democrats pick up that seat. then, in washington state, this
host: here is the washington post. republican party broadens its hold on the governors in the 30 states. beginning with the delaware. jeff craig running their loses to the democrats there, the current governor jack marc rail, 69% to 29%. moving on to indiana, where the republican congressman wins 50% to 46%. and in misery, the missouri voters last night split their votes. for claire mccaskill, voting her back to washington, sending jay nixon back to springfield, but as many of you know, the...
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host: this is the "washington journal." saying expert in voting security warn monday that new jersey's plan to allow residents to someplaced by kenny to cast answer by ballot. >> julia from monroe, louisiana, democrats line. caller: i voted for the president because he's not just for one people, he's for all the people. and the bill that he chased for the job, they did not pass. he has to have help from the house and from the senate and without them, he can't get bills paid because if they are blocking it, then how can he just hit the economy? if he's just for one people, i wouldn't have a problem wit because he has everybody. they have a fair share. >> and julia from monroe, pennsylvania. this last call we will take on why you vote or do not vote. we will take your calls. we've been highlighting how the people in the united states have been treated this electoral map. joining us to give their take on how their map works and what you can learn from it, is david water. he's their washington bureau chief. guest: good morning.
host: this is the "washington journal." saying expert in voting security warn monday that new jersey's plan to allow residents to someplaced by kenny to cast answer by ballot. >> julia from monroe, louisiana, democrats line. caller: i voted for the president because he's not just for one people, he's for all the people. and the bill that he chased for the job, they did not pass. he has to have help from the house and from the senate and without them, he can't get bills paid...
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"washington journal" is next. ♪ host: is the final push of campaign 2012. good morning, welcome to "washington journal" on this monday, november 5. candidates crisscrossed battleground states of the weekend, appealing to voters to get to the polls and went over undecided voters. as americans go to the polls tomorrow and have been voting early, how confident are you in the u.s. electoral system? here are the numbers to call. host: you can also find us online, using social media. send us a tweet using journal@c- span.org -- twitter.com/c- spanwj. or find a conversation on facebook. you can also e mail us, twitter.com/c-spanwj. how confident are you in the u.s. electoral system? we will bring some articles on how early voting is unfolding, but first, here is the headline from "usa today." 48% to 48%. "it comes down to turnout." host: what do you think about the u.s. electoral system as we head into the final day? voters go to the polls tomorrow. in "u.s. a today," the two candidates made their pitch for why you should vote for them. barack obama, mitt romney,
"washington journal" is next. ♪ host: is the final push of campaign 2012. good morning, welcome to "washington journal" on this monday, november 5. candidates crisscrossed battleground states of the weekend, appealing to voters to get to the polls and went over undecided voters. as americans go to the polls tomorrow and have been voting early, how confident are you in the u.s. electoral system? here are the numbers to call. host: you can also find us online, using social...
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"washington journal"is next. host: in the headlines this morning -- from the weekend edition of the "wall street journal," economy grows at 2% pace. consumers, government spending, powered third-quarter gains, but growth likely to slow down. and that's what we want to talk to you about for the first 45 minutes of this edition of the "washington journal." good morning. today is saturday, october 27. we want to talk to you about your optimism or pessimism about the economy. things getting better? things getting worse? are you doing all right? could you be doing better? we want to talk to you about the economy, your optimism, and your pessimism in terms of your personal economy and not necessarily how you feel the candidates will do, what they might do for the economy once they get elected. 202-585-3881 for republicans. for democrats, 202-585-3880. for independents, 202-585-3882. and you can also reach out to us via social media. the address on twitter, @spanwj. facebook.com/cspan. and email, journal@c-span.org. mor
"washington journal"is next. host: in the headlines this morning -- from the weekend edition of the "wall street journal," economy grows at 2% pace. consumers, government spending, powered third-quarter gains, but growth likely to slow down. and that's what we want to talk to you about for the first 45 minutes of this edition of the "washington journal." good morning. today is saturday, october 27. we want to talk to you about your optimism or pessimism about the...
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"washington journal." and live coverage of the funeral of former presidential candidates george mcgovern. in 45 minutes we will focus on this year's campaign in wisconsin. our guests are craig gilbert, and mikehimming, tate. we will also look and housing policy and home construction at 9:15 eastern with raemeka mayo of the census bureau and a representative from the fiscal times. host: good morning, october 26. president obama and mitt romney are on target to raise $1 billion each with their respective parties by election day. more recent numbers show romney outraising the president in early october. if the washington post endorsed president obama today even with their eyes open to the disappointment of his time in office, it says. a clear politics survey shows mitt romney with a 0.9% edge. a new associated press poll shows at the same time mitt romney has erased president obama's support among women, the president has eliminated romney's support among men. our first 45 minutes this morning takes a look at
"washington journal." and live coverage of the funeral of former presidential candidates george mcgovern. in 45 minutes we will focus on this year's campaign in wisconsin. our guests are craig gilbert, and mikehimming, tate. we will also look and housing policy and home construction at 9:15 eastern with raemeka mayo of the census bureau and a representative from the fiscal times. host: good morning, october 26. president obama and mitt romney are on target to raise $1 billion each...
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i would like to say thank you for washington journal -- "washington journal," where a citizen can come on and voice their opinion and not get rich to pieces. ped.ip i am register in a third party. the only registered i am not voting for her is because i am afraid it will take away from rock obama, who i am going to voted 4. i will become more -- it will take votes away from barack obama, who i am going to vote for. 52 million who will be voting in the coming weeks, if 90 million would go out and voted, the third party would have a chance to make a mark. the whole electoral college and the popular vote and the redistricting -- why doesn't have to be so complicated? guest: one of the founders of fair voted was john anderson, who ran for president. he was the chair before i was. i have the privilege of working with john. he is still on our board. i have gotten to know him. i love the man. moderate republican from illinois. he's under -- the u.s. house from 1960 19to 80. -- from 1960 to acting 80. -- to 1980. a lot of liberal democrats will not voted because they feel they are voting their
i would like to say thank you for washington journal -- "washington journal," where a citizen can come on and voice their opinion and not get rich to pieces. ped.ip i am register in a third party. the only registered i am not voting for her is because i am afraid it will take away from rock obama, who i am going to voted 4. i will become more -- it will take votes away from barack obama, who i am going to vote for. 52 million who will be voting in the coming weeks, if 90 million would...
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front page of the washington times. mitt romney has crossed a major threshold, moving above 50% in his favorability ratings. and for the first time he leaves president obama on about measure of favorability. and back to the wall street journal on money. the gop nominee and super pacs backing him will spend about 55 million this week, up from 40 million two weeks ago. mr. obama and democrats will spend roughly $33 million, up from $24.7 million two weeks ago. most of the pro-romney spending comes from outside groups. which do not get the lower, favorable rates for air time that stations, by law must offer to candidates. so that is how much money is going to be spent. this week compared to the last two weeks on ads in this campaign 2012. a quick update on that senate race in virginia, the "baltimore sun," senate slugfest comes down to the wire between the two former governors, tim kaine and john allen. voters have barely budged after a relentless 18 months of battling. they are singing the race is too close to call. and t
front page of the washington times. mitt romney has crossed a major threshold, moving above 50% in his favorability ratings. and for the first time he leaves president obama on about measure of favorability. and back to the wall street journal on money. the gop nominee and super pacs backing him will spend about 55 million this week, up from 40 million two weeks ago. mr. obama and democrats will spend roughly $33 million, up from $24.7 million two weeks ago. most of the pro-romney spending...
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what man cannot change washington. we as a people have to change washington. we have to support our president whether -- whoever it may be. whether it is obama or mitt romney. if we do not stand behind him and whatever bills he has going to congress will be thought out anyway. host: have you made up your mind about who you will vote for? caller: i am still in the balance at the moment. host: what fact are you looking for that will help you make a decision? caller: we are watching the debates back and forth. who is better and who can do more. the fact is, what is going to be done? we have heard all of these promises. i am still pretty sure all 43 presidents have not accomplished everything they sat in office to accomplish. host: in the new york times, it is national polling. it is gallop verses the rest. george is on the line for democrats. he is calling from miami, florida. caller: good morning. you are absolutely right. you can never watched enough c- span. as a matter of fact, a couple of months ago before i made my statement, i remember watching the show th
what man cannot change washington. we as a people have to change washington. we have to support our president whether -- whoever it may be. whether it is obama or mitt romney. if we do not stand behind him and whatever bills he has going to congress will be thought out anyway. host: have you made up your mind about who you will vote for? caller: i am still in the balance at the moment. host: what fact are you looking for that will help you make a decision? caller: we are watching the debates...
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"washington journal" continues. host: jonathan turley is a law professor at george washington university law school. thank you for being here. you had a recent column in the "the usa today" -- end the electoral college. lay out your argument. guest: many people do not realize that the framers were divided on electing a president by popular vote. two of our founders, james madison and james wilson argued that we should elect a president, but it became a mix. there were many framers that also liked the idea of representative democracy, to have this group of elders, this line of educated and propertied individuals making these decisions. neither of those are compelling in today's world. the most important reason is the electoral college universally produces dysfunction. ever since we put this ill- concedes institution in place, we have had these problems and they're getting worse. most countries that we associate with have some form of direct election. even vladimir putin is directly elected. hugo chavez is directly el
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in the "washington times" this morning -- these e-mails were obtained by the washington times. and an update on a story we told you about yesterday, a high court hearing oral arguments about the affirmative action case. the university of texas at austin being challenged by abigail fisher about how they admit their students. this is what richard wolfe and mary beth write -- if you are interested in the audio of the oral arguments, it will be released by the court on friday after 1:00 p.m. c-span.org to find out when we will be airing that on friday. jimmy is an independent scholar. where are you from? caller: north carolina. host: what do you think about the vice-presidential debate? caller: well, i think the vice presidential debate matters. the politics have become like a consumer item in how we package the product and substance does not really matter. everything that happens before the election counts. i wish the american people would just look and see what happened with the the previous republican administration and look at all the things that the present republican nominee
in the "washington times" this morning -- these e-mails were obtained by the washington times. and an update on a story we told you about yesterday, a high court hearing oral arguments about the affirmative action case. the university of texas at austin being challenged by abigail fisher about how they admit their students. this is what richard wolfe and mary beth write -- if you are interested in the audio of the oral arguments, it will be released by the court on friday after 1:00...
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host: it aris in washington -- airs in washington. where else can people listen if they don't live in washington? >> is available on a number of platforms. yuka listen to us on xm satellite radio, channel 119. and if you have a smartphone, you can find our apps. and you can dial in and listen to our station on the phone and online at c-span.org/org. in the d.c. area, on 90.1 fm. and we are on hd radio 1. when the house and senate are in session, you can hear the house live on hd 2 o and 2 on hd 3. host: thank you so much, nancy calo paris it is the 15th anniversary of c-span radio. we will be right back. >> this month as the presidential candidates meet for debate, as the middle and high school students to send a message to the president as part of this year's student cam video documentary competition. students will answer the question -- what is the most important issue the president should consider in 2013? a chance to win a grand prize of $5,000. the competition is open to students from grades 6 through grade 12. for complete detai
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here are the headlines from "the washington times." read to you a little bit from the story, "mitt romney on monday will accuse the obama administration of fundamentally misunderstanding the threat of radical islam." host: that address is coming up at 11:20 today. we want to know what you think these candidates should talk about, or what mitt romney should specifically address in his speech and what foreign- policy issues you think he needs to talk about more on the campaign trail. already getting reaction from facebook this morning. host: just below that, eleanor rights -- host: we want to get to your calls this morning, start calling in now. we have -- we will read to you a few more articles from this speech. "mitt romney strives to stand apart in global policy." host: again, that speech is happening at about 11:20 this morning. we will take our first call on this from clinton, illinois. matt is waiting on the independent line. good morning. caller: mitt romney needs to go after the whole libya at incident. he may have made a few mis
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"washington journal" is next. ♪ >> good morning and welcome to "washington journal." as campaign 2012 hits its final month, the presidential candidates are using the economy to frame their vision for the future and what they would do for the american dream. we saw a jobs numbers that showed an unproven unemployment rate. we would like to hear your opinions. has the american dream been downsized? you can also share your opinion on social media. send us a tweet by writing @cspanwj. you can also join the conversation on facebook. or you can e-mail us. the front page of "the washington post"looks out with the call life of a salesman. he always finds to -- he always seems to find optimism in the worst of circumstances. here is another chance. the story profiles this man building and installing pools. how he had to downsize his business, cut employees, and work even harder to find jobs. let's take a look at the content. it says -- what do you think? has the picture of the american dream changed? national journal took a look it how americans are perceiving the economic situa
"washington journal" is next. ♪ >> good morning and welcome to "washington journal." as campaign 2012 hits its final month, the presidential candidates are using the economy to frame their vision for the future and what they would do for the american dream. we saw a jobs numbers that showed an unproven unemployment rate. we would like to hear your opinions. has the american dream been downsized? you can also share your opinion on social media. send us a tweet by...
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"the washington post." irving, texas, hello. caller: morning. nice to talk to you and thank you for cspan. i'm calling in regards to my job status. please bear with me. i had a debilitating stroke in 2009. i am going through rehabilitation. my juppe called me -- my job called me and said my job and communications was out. i was not able to completely rehabilitate. i am among the 47% of the people that mitt romney calls losers. i worked my entire life, just had a stroke. i'm going to go back to school now and become a guidance counselor. hopefully i could do that in a motorized wheelchair. host: why did you pick that industry? caller: i am 49 years old. as a young teenager, i have had my experiences. i was on drugs but i am no longer on drugs. from a teenager, it can affect your whole life if you make bad choices. i have made mistakes in my latest 20's and early 20's. primarily, i was a marijuana smoker. host: if you are a drug counselor, do you think you will find sustainable unemployment -- sustainable on
"the washington post." irving, texas, hello. caller: morning. nice to talk to you and thank you for cspan. i'm calling in regards to my job status. please bear with me. i had a debilitating stroke in 2009. i am going through rehabilitation. my juppe called me -- my job called me and said my job and communications was out. i was not able to completely rehabilitate. i am among the 47% of the people that mitt romney calls losers. i worked my entire life, just had a stroke. i'm going to...
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there's a lot going for us. >> "washington journal" continues. host: ann coulter is with us this morning. she has a new book out. number 9. it is called -- "mugged: racial demagoguery from the seventies to obama." we will talk with her about that. the starting point, what do where do think the presidential race is right now? guest: i think mitt romney is looking good. he was clearly the most threatening of the presidential candidates. i think he is the strongest against president obama. it is curious, for example, that there were 70 million viewers of that debate the other night. the highest it has been since 1992, the last time an incumbent was taken out. i think people are uncomfortable with obama. if they are not political nuts like we are, the have not been paying attention. have not been watching all of the debates and just want to see the challenger is and whether they are comfortable with him. after wednesday night, i think everybody is pretty comfortable with mitt romney. host: i was reading back on your twitter feed. dating back to febru
there's a lot going for us. >> "washington journal" continues. host: ann coulter is with us this morning. she has a new book out. number 9. it is called -- "mugged: racial demagoguery from the seventies to obama." we will talk with her about that. the starting point, what do where do think the presidential race is right now? guest: i think mitt romney is looking good. he was clearly the most threatening of the presidential candidates. i think he is the strongest...
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"washington journal" is next. host: on this monday morning we want to get your take on the vice-presidential nominees jill biden and paul ryan and paul ryan. will they impact your votes in november? here are the numbers to call -- a couple other ways to get involved in the program, twitter and facebook. or you can send an e-mail. we look forward to talking to you. here's the front page of the new york times -- their first debate is wednesday, so they are laying low today. that gives us a chance to check in with you on the vice presidential candidates. here are some of the weekend's events with paul ryan and vice president biden on the weekend from the papers in florida. one headline -- and this story in the boston herald -- that the play on words to the new hampshire state motto. just a sprinkling of the weekend coverage. here's a piece on paul ryan and joseph biden. [video clip] >> they voted against extending the middle class tax cuts. why? because they were holding it hostage to make sure they could continue th
"washington journal" is next. host: on this monday morning we want to get your take on the vice-presidential nominees jill biden and paul ryan and paul ryan. will they impact your votes in november? here are the numbers to call -- a couple other ways to get involved in the program, twitter and facebook. or you can send an e-mail. we look forward to talking to you. here's the front page of the new york times -- their first debate is wednesday, so they are laying low today. that gives...
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there is too much favoritism in washington. the country is suffering but washington, d.c. is doing very well, thank you. maybe we are on the verge of another progressive movement. host: guest: you would need a constitutional amendment. you would need 2/3 of congress and 3/4 of the state legislatures according to the constitution. one of the problems is that many of the smaller states have more power in the electoral college because they each get two centaurs. -- senators. wyoming has one member of the house and two senators. they have more power relatively than california, for exampl which has a big population but they still only get two senators. the smaller states, i think, would not want to give up that power. i have not worked out the numbers but it might be very hard to get 3/4 of the state legislatures to go along with that. i was teaching a class on the constitution last week. i went through some of the provisions of it and i told them that it is a great document and has been amended -- amended but it is not prepared it was a slave document. there were three provisi
there is too much favoritism in washington. the country is suffering but washington, d.c. is doing very well, thank you. maybe we are on the verge of another progressive movement. host: guest: you would need a constitutional amendment. you would need 2/3 of congress and 3/4 of the state legislatures according to the constitution. one of the problems is that many of the smaller states have more power in the electoral college because they each get two centaurs. -- senators. wyoming has one member...
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"washington journal" is next. host: as we look at the capitol, record high 38% of americans prefer that the same party control the presidency and congress, while a record low, 23%, say it would be better if the president and congress were from different parties. 33% say it doesn't make any difference to them. these findings are based on a gallup poll annual governance survey and are the basis for our discussion for the first 45 minutes of this edition of the "washington journal." good morning. today is saturday, september 29. we want to find out from you about divided government. are you in favor of it? would you prefer to see one party, two parties, three parties? one party versus divided government, your preferences is our topic for the first segment of the program. 202-585-3880 is our number for democrats. republicans can call us at 202-585-3881. independents, 202-585-3882. if you're calling outside the u.s., 202-585-3883. we'll show you those numbers throughout the segment. if you want to get in touch with us
"washington journal" is next. host: as we look at the capitol, record high 38% of americans prefer that the same party control the presidency and congress, while a record low, 23%, say it would be better if the president and congress were from different parties. 33% say it doesn't make any difference to them. these findings are based on a gallup poll annual governance survey and are the basis for our discussion for the first 45 minutes of this edition of the "washington...
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"washington journal" is now it. host: every four years, the charge of media bias enters the presidential campaign. in 2012, it's no different. that's our topic in the first segment of the "washington journal." we want to hear from you. do you think media coverage of campaign 2012 has been fair? 202 is the area code for our phone numbers if you want to call in. 585-3880 for democrats. 585-3881 for republicans. and 585-3882 for independents. you can also contact us via social media. twitter, our twitter handle is @cspanwj. you can make a comment and continue the conversation on our facebook page, facebook.com/cspan. in this case, no hyphen in c-span. or send us an email, journal @c-span.org. here's politte co-from a few days ago, the romney campaign, a problem with the "blame stream" media. it's one of the oldest tricks in the republican playbook in times of political crisis, blame the liberal main stream media. host: again, this is in politico this morning, as is this article, romney abandons blame the media strategy
"washington journal" is now it. host: every four years, the charge of media bias enters the presidential campaign. in 2012, it's no different. that's our topic in the first segment of the "washington journal." we want to hear from you. do you think media coverage of campaign 2012 has been fair? 202 is the area code for our phone numbers if you want to call in. 585-3880 for democrats. 585-3881 for republicans. and 585-3882 for independents. you can also contact us via social...
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"washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by oklahoma's attorney general scott pruitt in oklahoma city. thank you for being with us. guest: good morning to you. host: let me show the viewer is the headline from "the wall street journal." oklahoma challenges of a health law in a new suit. the supreme court had ruled on president obama's health-care law. you filed a new suit. what is it? guest: grendell, we filed an action in january of 2011 -- greta, without an action january of 2011, and a separate action with the proceedings of florida. virginia filed an action as well. 28 states. the focus of the original lawsuit was about the constitutionality of the law and the totality. at that related to the commerce clause, individual mandate. we began the litigation and motions were filed by the government. and in oklahoma, when the case was taken up by the supreme court. as of the decision in june, i filed a motion to lift the stay in oklahoma, the eastern district, asking judge white to consider an amendment. as
"washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by oklahoma's attorney general scott pruitt in oklahoma city. thank you for being with us. guest: good morning to you. host: let me show the viewer is the headline from "the wall street journal." oklahoma challenges of a health law in a new suit. the supreme court had ruled on president obama's health-care law. you filed a new suit. what is it? guest: grendell, we filed an action in january of 2011 -- greta, without an...
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"washington journal" is next. host: good monday morning and welcome to washington journal. "usa today" says -- the president is speaking to the united nations on tuesday. both candidates preparing for next week's first presidential debate in denver. secretary of state clinton speaks at resident's clinton .lobal initiative holbei we will stick with politics this morning and get your take on who you are voting for and why. what is your top issue? we also want to hear from undecided voters or soft voters. what are your top issues? and you can send us a tweet. also, post your comments on facebook. or send us an e-mail. we will begin this morning with the latest battleground poll from "politico" and george washington university, showing president obama with a slight edge. governor romney was leading in may. now the latest poll shows president obama up with 50%. some other tidbits about this poll. it says -- obama leads from the on the issues of handling the economy, foreign policy, taxes, medicare, and standing up for the middle class. but romney leaves on better handling of the
"washington journal" is next. host: good monday morning and welcome to washington journal. "usa today" says -- the president is speaking to the united nations on tuesday. both candidates preparing for next week's first presidential debate in denver. secretary of state clinton speaks at resident's clinton .lobal initiative holbei we will stick with politics this morning and get your take on who you are voting for and why. what is your top issue? we also want to hear from...
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washington journal is next. >> good morning and welcome to "washington journal." we are going to be comfortable early voting. if you are going to do some early voting, your thoughts about that. you can reach us via social media and facebook clean. one of the headlines will be looking at comes from the new york daily news. thousands will cast vote before the presidential debate. thanks to a certain states that allows early voting, some of the most important battlegrounds will be opening their polls within a few weeks. let us know how you feel about this. the numbers are on the screen. while we wait for the funds to heat up, a little bit more from this morning's article. they write -- also as we wait for the telephones to heat up, i want to show you a map we got from the new york daily news. their version is in black and white. the light of days states are states where voters can cast ballots early, even if they will be in town on election day. the darker beige states including states like missouri, michigan, alabama, kentucky, pennsylvania, new york and others up i
washington journal is next. >> good morning and welcome to "washington journal." we are going to be comfortable early voting. if you are going to do some early voting, your thoughts about that. you can reach us via social media and facebook clean. one of the headlines will be looking at comes from the new york daily news. thousands will cast vote before the presidential debate. thanks to a certain states that allows early voting, some of the most important battlegrounds will be...
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"washington journal" continues. host: as congress wraps up business we are checking in with congressman jim mcdermott, a member of the house ways and means committee. thanks for joining us. guest: my pleasure. host: one story that got our attention this past week is a report from the american association of medical colleges, estimating that by 2015, the country will have 62,900 fewer doctors than are needed. guest: it is a huge problem. you have retirement. people get old and they'd say they are not going to practice medicine anymore. it is harder and harder for kids school.o medical and we have not expanded our classes enough in medical school to deal with the expanding population. we are going to implement a bill where we take 30 million people who have not had help care before and give them access to the system. it is estimated by 2020 that we will be short 45,000 primary care doctors. so we have a number of very near-term problems that we have to start dealing with. host: and primary care physicians over the nex
"washington journal" continues. host: as congress wraps up business we are checking in with congressman jim mcdermott, a member of the house ways and means committee. thanks for joining us. guest: my pleasure. host: one story that got our attention this past week is a report from the american association of medical colleges, estimating that by 2015, the country will have 62,900 fewer doctors than are needed. guest: it is a huge problem. you have retirement. people get old and they'd...
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the washington times,. wes iscalifornia, waiting on the republican line. go ahead. caller: thanks for giving me the opportunity. i recently changed to the republican party. i am really disappointed in my view and in and my former party. the fair share of social justice is no share. when you have a man speaking the truth that is not a gaffe if that's what he really believes. it.st don't get president obama speaking about redistribution and nobody is jumping on that. the media already has stephen colbert and john stuart. only one television station is not biased. a few radio stations. the rest of the media is pro- liberal progressive. many don't even try to be fair. host: what about republican commentators in the media calling out the romney campaign on this issue, specifically in the wall street journal today, that the romney campaign is "incompetent?" caller: at least we have one. where is something on the other side talking of obama's failures in the middle east? he got a nobel peace prize and he can walk
the washington times,. wes iscalifornia, waiting on the republican line. go ahead. caller: thanks for giving me the opportunity. i recently changed to the republican party. i am really disappointed in my view and in and my former party. the fair share of social justice is no share. when you have a man speaking the truth that is not a gaffe if that's what he really believes. it.st don't get president obama speaking about redistribution and nobody is jumping on that. the media already has stephen...
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a similar story from "the washington post." "the obama administration, ordering the evacuation of all personnel from tunisia and the sudan. -- suzanne." we will be focusing more on this later in the program. the new share with you more of what is in the editorial page in "the new york times." as we all prepare for retirement, the editorial has this -- host: is a related story from the fox business channel, are your savings ready to retire? "50% of americans have $25,000 in savings, total savings retirement, as well as other investments." we want to teach your calls on whether other americans are headed for an insecure retirement. fred is on the phone, independent line. good morning. caller: at this age you have to deal with something called the ryan budget. it wants to take medicare, social security, everything old people need to just live. they want to take a lot of this way. and there is no way a retired person can make this money up. they want to give this money to the rich. for tax breaks. how anyone could retire under thos
a similar story from "the washington post." "the obama administration, ordering the evacuation of all personnel from tunisia and the sudan. -- suzanne." we will be focusing more on this later in the program. the new share with you more of what is in the editorial page in "the new york times." as we all prepare for retirement, the editorial has this -- host: is a related story from the fox business channel, are your savings ready to retire? "50% of americans...